Established in 1998, UC Green has planted and maintained more than 5,000 trees across West and Southwest Philadelphia. Green spaces and trees are a vital part of health and wellness. Greener neighborhoods have cooler summer temperatures; promote less stress and anxiety; encourage more physical activity and exercise outdoors; and report less gun violence. UC Green is committed to healthier, greener neighborhoods through tree planting, block clean-ups and community garden stewardship.

In January, UC Green hosted its annual Christmas tree recycling event in which 115 live Christmas trees were dropped off by residents and mulched. The mulch will be used to blanket the established trees at Clark and Malcolm X Parks for MLK Day service projects. If you live in the area and would like to volunteer or work with UC Green, or request a free street tree, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

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